Reduction of polyhalofluoroalkanes with formate to hydrogen-bearing alternatives initiated by carbon dioxide anionic radical

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)81259-2

Reduction of polyhalofluoroalkanes with formate in the presence of a catalytic amount of persulfate is described.Such a reagent posseses good selectivity in the reduction of carbon-chlorine bonds.A chain mechanism including carbon dioxide anionic radicals and polyhalofluoroalkyl radicals is proposed.